Cannabinoids — the active components of Cannabis sativa and their derivatives — exertpalliative effects in cancer patients by preventing nausea, vomiting and pain and by stimulatingappetite. In addition, these compounds have been shown to inhibit the growth of tumour cells inculture and animal models by modulating key cell-signalling pathways. Cannabinoids are usuallywell tolerated, and do not produce the generalized toxic effects of conventional chemotherapies.So, could cannabinoids be used to develop new anticancer therapies?

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Self-proclaimed Prince of Pot: wanted by U.S. for selling seeds from Canada. Will the Canadians banish one of their own citizens? (It is legal to sell Cannabis seeds in Canada.)

Group says Californians could vote on pot in 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — A group campaigning to put a marijuana legalization measure before California voters says it has enough signatures to qualify for the 2010 ballot.

Oakland medical marijuana entrepreneur Richard Lee said Monday the measure has far more than the nearly 434,000 signatures needed to make the November 2010 ballot.

Campaign organizers say they will submit the signatures to the California Secretary of State next month for validation.

The proposal would legalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana for California adults 21 and older. Residents could cultivate marijuana gardens up to 25 square feet. Local governments would determine whether to permit marijuana sales within their boundaries.

A group of civilly-disobedient hemp farmers and business leaders were arrested Tuesday morning while digging up the lawn to plant industrial hemp seeds at the headquarters of the Drug Enforcement Administration.

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera reported head of the Sinaloa cartel in Mexico, ranked 701st on Forbes’ yearly report of the wealthiest men alive, and worth an estimated $1 billion, today officially thanked United States politicians for making sure that drugs remain illegal. According to one of his closest confidants, he said, “I couldn’t have gotten so stinking rich without George Bush, George Bush Jr., Ronald Reagan, even El Presidente Obama, none of them have the cajones to stand up to all the big money that wants to keep this stuff illegal. From the bottom of my heart, I want to say, Gracias amigos, I owe my whole empire to you.”

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-henry-sterry/mexican-drug-lord-officia_b_179596.html

Rick Simpson saved lives with his Cannabis Oil. Now, he can’t step foot in Canada without facing prison time.